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Nigeria School Fair Stampede Kills 35 Children
This aerial picture shows a general view of the city of Ibadan in southwestern Nigeria, where the incident took place
A stampede at a school funfair in the southwestern Nigerian city of Ibadan has killed 35 kids and seriously hurt 6 others, authorities said on Thursday.
The hurt kids were getting medical attention following the occurrence, which occurred on Wednesday in city, Oyo State Police Command stated.
“8 individuals have actually because been apprehended for their various participations”, police representative Adewale Osifeso stated in a declaration.
Among those apprehended was the main sponsor of the event at the Basorun Islamic High School, which was arranged by the Wings Foundation and Agidigbo FM radio.
The Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department has actually opened a probe, Osifeso included.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in a statement “revealed extensive unhappiness over the terrible event”.
He provided his “sincere condolences” to residents, state authorities and the “grieving households who have actually lost their precious children”.
He prompted the “Oyo State government to take every necessary measure to avoid such a tragedy from returning”, the statement by the presidency included.
“Among the essential actions are a comprehensive review of all public events’ safety steps, stringent enforcement of security guidelines, and regular security audits of occasion places,” Tinubu included.
– ‘Rest in peace’ –
Nigeria has seen a number of lethal stampedes in recent months.
In March, 2 students died and 23 were harmed after being squashed as thousands gathered free of charge bags of rice handed out by regional authorities at Nasarawa State University, in main Nigeria.
Later that month, another stampede killed 4 women who had been waiting outside the workplace of a wealthy business person in the northern city of Bauchi to gather 5,000 naira ($3.40) money presents to help pay for food throughout the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Witnesses stated members of the crowd pushed to get hold of the cash, triggering a stampede, as Nigeria grappled with its worst recession in a generation.
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde had actually shared his acknowledgements for the Ibadan victims on X on Wednesday.
“Our hearts stay with the families and liked ones affected by this disaster. May the souls of the departed rest in peace,” Makinde stated.
“We sympathise with the moms and dads whose pleasure has suddenly been turned to mourning due to these deaths,” he added.